Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-04-07 — PA
Operator
Buckeye Partners, Lp
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2013-04-07 20:15
Report number
Location
PA
Narrative
A high sump alarm was received at new haven booster #1 at 20:15 on 4/7/2013. The station was not running at the time. Local personnel arrived on site at 20:30 to investigate. Investigation revealed that the shaft seal on booster unit #1 was leaking gasoline and dripping directly into the sump drain. All released product was captured in the sump. No remediation is required. The seal will be repaired under waranty by the company that installed it.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-05-06 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130161
Supplemental Number
18001
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
1845
Name
Buckeye Partners, Lp
Operator Street Address
Five Tek Park
Operator City Name
Breinigsville
Operator State Abbreviation
PA
Operator Postal Code
18031
Local Datetime
2013-04-07 20:15:00
Location Latitude
41.2885
Location Longitude
-72.8999
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.95
Recovered Bbls
0.95
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-04-07 20:15:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
The Facility Was Already Shut Down
On Site Datetime
2013-04-07 20:30:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Aa
Segment Name
New Haven Booster #1
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ct
Onshore Postal Code
06512
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pump
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
500
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
500
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Preparer Name
B*** Y**********
Preparer Title
Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
B***********@b******.com
Preparer Telephone
610-904-4958
Prepared Date
2013-05-06 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J*** R*******
Authorizer Telephone
610-904-4185
Authorizer Title
Manager Compliance
Authorizer Email
J********@b******.com
Narrative
A high sump alarm was received at new haven booster #1 at 20:15 on 4/7/2013. The station was not running at the time. Local personnel arrived on site at 20:30 to investigate. Investigation revealed that the shaft seal on booster unit #1 was leaking gasoline and dripping directly into the sump drain. All released product was captured in the sump. No remediation is required. The seal will be repaired under waranty by the company that installed it.
| Report Received Date | 2013-05-06 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130161 |
| Supplemental Number | 18001 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 1845 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Buckeye Partners, Lp |
| Operator Street Address | Five Tek Park |
| Operator City Name | Breinigsville |
| Operator State Abbreviation | PA |
| Operator Postal Code | 18031 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-04-07 20:15:00 |
| Location Latitude | 41.2885 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -72.8999 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Gasoline (Non-Ethanol) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.95 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.95 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-04-07 20:15:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | The Facility Was Already Shut Down |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-04-07 20:30:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Aa |
| Segment Name | New Haven Booster #1 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ct |
| Onshore Postal Code | 06512 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 500 |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Preparer Name | B*** Y********** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | B***********@b******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 610-904-4958 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-05-06 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J*** R******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 610-904-4185 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | J********@b******.com |
| Narrative | A high sump alarm was received at new haven booster #1 at 20:15 on 4/7/2013. The station was not running at the time. Local personnel arrived on site at 20:30 to investigate. Investigation revealed that the shaft seal on booster unit #1 was leaking gasoline and dripping directly into the sump drain. All released product was captured in the sump. No remediation is required. The seal will be repaired under waranty by the company that installed it. |
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